Tag: Workshops

This last week has been a busy one for the schools I support. The start of the week saw Jacqui Sharp and I run two days of workshops for teachers at Hingaia Penninsula School. On the first day we ran an introduction to coding workshop, where we introduced teachers to the delights and power of Scratch. The second day was a STEAM workshop, where we extended teachers to integrate several technologies into integrated learning modules.

On Wednesday and Thursday I ran two teacher only days for the teachers at Royal Oak Intermediate. On the first day I took the teachers through the workings of Google Drive, Classroom and a range of learning tools including Google Forms, awwapp and screencastify. On the second day we looked at implicit bias in learning and challenged teachers to allow the hard questions into their classrooms to challenge the orthodoxy of their pedagogy, the content of the curriculum and the impact it has on our students. We then investigated tools and resources that would allow that to happen in their class. After this full on day of learning for teachers, I then drove to Taranaki for the final PD day of the week.

In Taranaki, Jacqui and I were again working together, this time to launch the Kahui Ako o te Kohanga CoL contract on digital fluency, with a focus on numeracy. The day was excellent, with over 54 teachers and principals in attendance, then after this day, there was the drive back to Auckland to contend with. All in all a good week, next week is looking just as busy!